From inspiring books, movies, and games, to engaging subscription boxes, here are helpful Black History Month resources to get you started
Black History Month: How It Matters to Us
by You may know how the celebration of Black History Month was originally created, starting with its precursor in 1926 and being officially proposed as Black History Month in 1970 in the USA. Then followed its recognition in the United Kingdom in 1987, Canada – in 1995, and the Republic of Ireland – in 2014. […]
Why MLK Day Matters to Global Citizens in Africa
by In order to fully understand the importance of Martin Luther King Day in Africa today, we need to acknowledge the significant influence that earlier leaders in the continent had in the making of the most important leader of black liberation in America. Martin Luther King in Ghana Retracing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s steps […]
12 African American Inventors, Activists and Leaders Lost to History
by “Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” – Carter G. Woodson FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH I can remember sitting in American history class eager to learn and always wondering why Black history was marginalized to only one […]
10 Fun Facts About Tanzania for Kids
by Tanzania, officially United Republic of Tanzania – known in Swahili as Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania – is a sovereign state in East Africa. It borders Kenya and Uganda in the North; Rwanda, Burundi, and Democratic Republic of the Congo in the West, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the South; and the Indian Ocean […]